France calls on Britain to take some 1,500 migrant children left in Calais "Jungle"

French President Francois Hollande, seen here in September,
called on the United Kingdom to take responsibility for some 1,500
unaccompanied children left behind at the Calais migrant camp. Photo by
Monika Graff/UPI

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French President Francois Hollande called on the United Kingdom to take responsibility for some 1,500 unaccompanied children left at the Calais migrant camp.

Hollande said children left at the so-called
"Jungle" camp would be "very quickly dispatched" to reception centers
with the hopes they will be relocated to Britain. The camp was home to
some 5,000 migrants from the Middle East until it was demolished earlier
this week.

Hollande called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to take in more migrant children. So far, the United Kingdom has agreed to take about 250 children from the Calais camp.

"I talked yesterday with the British prime
minister, as [French Interior Minister] Bernard Cazeneuve did with his
British counterpart, so that the British can go to those centers with
those minors and take their share to welcome them in Britain," Hollande
said Saturday.

Hollande hailed the closure of the camp a success, saying "there were no incidents from start to finish."

"We had to rise to the challenge of the
refugee issue. We could not tolerate the camp and we will not tolerate
any others," he said.

France calls on Britain to take some 1,500 migrant children left in Calais "Jungle"
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